[RESOLVED] Help with IF variable

droms

Hello... again haha.. I'm beginning to think i've moved in here..

Another question that i'm hoping someone can help with - I have a script that reads from a txt file which in turn reads from our on air playout system, however, when a commercial break is playing it opens a blank file leaving me with "Now Playing : - "instead of "Now Playing : Aerosmith - Crazy" I'm wondering if it is possible to tell the script to return simply Now Playing : Citybeat 96.7FM when this file is blank? My code as follows : Hope you can help 🙂

<?php

$myFile = "NowPlaying/citybeat.txt";
$fh = fopen($myFile, 'r');
$thedata = fgets($fh);
fclose($fh);
$thedata = preg_split('/\s{2,}/ ',$thedata);

$Artist = ucwords(strtolower(str_replace('_',' ',$thedata[0])));
$Title = ucwords(strtolower(str_replace('_',' ',$thedata[1])));

echo $Artist." - ".$Title;

?>

Outputs as follows - http://www.citybeat967.co.uk/fixedPage.aspx?id=4 click the link that follows..

Thanks!! Andy

leatherback

Moved in? You only have something like .03 posts per day!? Then I am A permanent occupant!

Anyway...
After your posted code, place this (Within the php section, obviously)

// check whether the artist & title are empty:
if((trim($artist, 2) == '"") && (trim($Title, 2) == ""))
  {
  $Title = "Smashing Trashing CityBeat 96.7FM Commercial breack!";
  }

droms

Heylo, thanks for that... threw up an error though... I broke it didn't I:rolleyes:

Parse error: parse error, unexpected $end in C:\CN Radio\CityBeat\MediaSystemProfessional\what.php on line 38

<?php

$myFile = "NowPlaying/citybeat.txt";
$fh = fopen($myFile, 'r');
$thedata = fgets($fh);
fclose($fh);
$thedata = preg_split('/\s{2,}/ ',$thedata);

$Artist = ucwords(strtolower(str_replace('_',' ',$thedata[0])));
$Title = ucwords(strtolower(str_replace('_',' ',$thedata[1])));

echo $Artist." - ".$Title;

if((trim($artist, 2) == '"") && (trim($Title, 2) == ""))
  {
  $Title = "Citybeat 96.7FM";
  } 
?>

leatherback

sloppy me.. had a quote too many:

// check whether the artist & title are empty:
if((trim($artist, 2) == "") && (trim($Title, 2) == ""))
  {
  $Title = "Smashing Trashing CityBeat 96.7FM Commercial breack!";
  }

leatherback

oh.. and obviously.. You want to do this before you echo anything about the artist!


if((trim($artist, 2) == "") && (trim($Title, 2) == ""))
  {
  echo "Citybeat 96.7FM";
  } 
else
  {
  echo $Artist." - ".$Title;
  }

droms

It works!!! You rock man 😃 YAY! lol

Have a great day!
Thankyou!
Andy

leatherback

Nope, Smashing Trashing CityBeat 96.7FM rocks.
In any case, glad it worked for you: PLease mark the thread resolved (See thread tools).